Petri: Congress wants input on Wisconsin manufacturing

5:28 PM,
Mar. 31, 2013

Tom Petri

Written by

Rep. Tom Petri

In traveling throughout the Sixth District, I always enjoy touring manufacturing facilities and seeing firsthand how products are made.

As a whole, U.S. manufacturing employment has seen a decline in recent years. But Wisconsin has fared better than most states and remains a domestic powerhouse of manufacturing production. This is a testament to the strong work ethic, pride and innovation that Wisconsinites put into manufacturing that in turn generates some of the highest quality materials and products in the world.

In the Sixth District I've visited many companies that proudly show ...